What was the most important quality in a general?
Lieutenant General Dalek, once a general of the kingdom and now one of the Republic's rising elite, had his own answer.
It was composure-absolute composure, unshaken by his own emotions or the malicious whispers of others.
On the battlefield, the situation changed in an instant. Enemy schemes, subordinates' mistakes, and even an ally's betrayal could turn the tide at any moment.
Only by remaining calm could he swiftly make the right judgments amid the chaos and devise the most effective strategies.
Dalek knew full well that every decision a general made affected countless soldiers' lives, the outcome of the war, and even the fate of the nation.
Thus, he never let anger, fear, or hesitation sway him. His decisions were always grounded in reason and an accurate grasp of the situation.
But now, the reason Lieutenant General Dalek believed in was telling him that before this war between the Republic of Bagnia and Prince Chris had even begun, the Republic had already lost.
Yet Lieutenant General Dalek's emotions refused to accept that judgment. If the Republic lost just like that, then the sacrifices of countless soldiers to drive out the king, his own investment in the Republic, and his family's standing within it would all come to nothing.
Dalek had led the Third Legion in betraying the kingdom. Alongside the other generals, he had ignored the kingdom's orders and stood idly by as the Revolutionary Party drove out the king...
How could that be allowed?
Dalek would never willingly let such a thing happen. That was why, inside his command tent, he had reacted to the intelligence with such fury, contemptuously dismissing what the spies had brought back as false without a second thought.
The intelligence was too convincing-so convincing that